William stockton



'WILLIAM ,sflooK'rlos or New YORK, N. Y.

Leners 15mm No. 102,877, dazed-May 1o, 1870.

IMPRovBD covers FOR eHAn/IBERy vEssELs.

` The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part: of thesame.

To `all 'whom 'it may concern-.-

Beit known that I',W1LL1AM S'roon'rox, ot` the city and county ofNewYork, and State of N ew'Yoi-k,

have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Covers forVessels; and- I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof. i My improved cover is intended more especially foruse on chamber-pots, but it may be used on other ves-- sels. I.willendeavorto describe it without offending the taste. l

The drawing represents the novel part, willi only ,so much of the otherpart as is necessary to show itsrelation thereto..

Bothlthc figures represent acent'ial vertical section,

`and similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts; l' l. AA is thetop rim and upper portion of the vessel.

, Figure 2 diersli'ronr Figure `1 onlyjin fliaving the yessel moreswelled. will' operate successfully with considerable variation in theswell' of the vessels.

t serves to show how my cover The ordinary Bange at the top is markedA'. My covermay .be oi' Crockery ware. It is represented bythe letters BB b.

B is the main body of the cover, and ,Y Bis a flange corresponding tothe flange A' and resting thereon. It supports the body B within and I.extending do'wn a little distance into the vessel. The

bottom of the cover B is inclined, and the hole l1 in l 4the side ofthe.` cover, opposite the lowest part of the inclined bottom, causes anywater thrown into the cover to require scalding. or washing.

to be projected against the inner surface of thel side of the vessel Awhere it trickles down.

The hole b is always closeto the side of the A, and allows for b'ut avery insignificant ventilation. With this exception, it will'bc observedthat my cover will be as air-tight as anyother. It is adapted to it uponthe ordinary forms of vessels, and, by avoiding the ringing noiseoccasioned by the removing and replacing ot the ordinary cover, allowswater to befprof jected into it with any degree of force withoutnoiselPresenting no crannies or recesses dilicult ot accessV f vfor thoroughand convenient cleaning, while performf elevated cover, itsupplies awant long felt, and, as ,I- believe, never ybefore supplied. x

It may be glazed and decorated for highpriced ware. It may be madeot'various materials. .Lhe inclination vof `its bottom may be varied withinconsiderable lim, its. It may have an ordinary cover over it, ifpreferred.

Ordinarily, its under surface will not be .soiledA so as Cold waterdashed into it vafter each use will usually keep `it reasonably clean,in any but the warmest` weather, and make it inoli'ensive without thenecessity1 of. an additional cover. I claim the'within-described coveradapted to serve in the manner herein set forth.,

. WILLXAM S'JJOGKTOILT.v

Witnesses THOMAS D. ''.m'rsos, (iraniennel 0. Sarn'rsom vessel.

mg, in a good` degree, the functions of the ordinary

